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Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm (GMT +13) -

Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth

30 Nov 08:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2022 02:04:39 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.8
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.23°S / 178.45°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	31.23°N / 1.55°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Havre Seamount (58 km / 36 mi)
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Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10¹² joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.2	33 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
5.2	52 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	GeoAu
4.8	10 km	New Zealand: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION	EMSC
4.8	10.5 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	USGS
4.8	10.5 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	RaspberryShake
4.8	10 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	IRIS
4.8	10 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	GFZ

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Seismic station: Folaha (Nukuhetulu) (TNG1/YC network) | Distance from quake: 1164 km / 724 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Folaha (Nukuhetulu): vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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Balclutha, Otago, NZ / not felt

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